Firth District
Public school district · Bingham County · Idaho · NCES district ID 1601080
Firth District spent $8,817 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 82% of the other Idaho districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $11,696). Its 3 schools enrolled 808 students in 2024-25; 73.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $9,553 per student, up 8.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (Idaho: 81.1%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among Idaho districts of similar size
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Firth District in enrollment (733 to 990 students) and Firth District itself.
Where the money came from
$8,535,000 in revenue: 73.4% state, 14.1% local and 12.6% federal. Total spending including $913,000 of capital outlay was $8,363,000, or $9,897 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$6,261,000 73%
- Local$1,201,000 14%
- Federal$1,073,000 13%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 122 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25
845 students in 2022-23, 832 students in 2023-24, 808 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 845 | 48.5 | 17.4 |
| 2023-24 | 832 | 49.0 | 17.0 |
| 2024-25 | 808 | 48.8 | 16.6 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$2,760,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,266 per student
Firth District booked $2,760,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 48 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $57,512 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 7 in 100 Idaho districts with a figure (state median $65,359, 168 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Idaho teacher salary at $54,232 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $2,437,000 | 88.3% |
| Special education | $217,000 | 7.9% |
| Other programs | $106,000 | 3.8% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,874 in 2018-19, $3,048 in 2019-20, $3,203 in 2020-21, $3,151 in 2021-22, $3,266 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Firth District scored proficient or above: 53% in reading and 43% in math, against 54.8% in reading and 41.9% in math across Idaho. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Idaho, not across states.
| Subject | This district | Idaho | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 53% | 54.8% | 475 |
| Math | 43% | 41.9% | 478 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
90-94% of the 71 students in Firth District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.1% across Idaho. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This district | Idaho | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 90‑94% | 81.1% |
| Students in the class | 71 | 25,525 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
1 elementary school, 256 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A W Johnson Elementary School | 256 | 16.0 | 36.7% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
1 middle school, 247 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firth Middle School | 247 | 15.1 | 27.9% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
1 high school, 305 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firth High School | 305 | 18.6 | 20.7% | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
Contact Firth District
- Phone: (208) 346-6815
- Office: 319 Lincoln Street, Firth, ID 83236
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Firth District
- Idaho districts by spending per studentFirth District ranks 100 of 122 Idaho districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($8,817).#100 of 122
- Every school district in IdahoFirth District is the number 65 by size of 183 Idaho districts, with 845 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#65 of 183
- West Side Joint DistrictThe next larger Idaho district: 849 students in fall 2022, $8,801 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$8,801
- Melba Joint DistrictThe next smaller Idaho district: 824 students in fall 2022, $8,975 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$8,975
- Compare Firth District with West Side Joint DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Firth High School, its largest high school305 students in 2024-25, 18.6 per teacher.305
- Teacher salary spending across IdahoFirth District spent $57,512 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $65,359); spending, not a salary.$57,512
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Firth District
How many schools and students are in Firth District?
3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 808 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Firth District spend per student?
$8,817 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Idaho median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $11,696 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $9,553 per student, up 8.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Firth District's money come from?
$8,535,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 73.4% state, 14.1% local and 12.6% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Firth District live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 101 of the 960 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 10.5%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How much does Firth District spend on teacher salaries?
$2,760,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,266 per student. Divided by the 48 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $57,512 per teacher, more than 7 in 100 Idaho districts (state median $65,359). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Idaho teacher salary at $54,232 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).How do students in Firth District do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Firth District scored proficient or above: 53% in reading and 43% in math, against 54.8% in reading and 41.9% in math across Idaho. Idaho's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.What is the graduation rate in Firth District?
90-94% of the 71 students in Firth District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.1% across Idaho. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is Firth District's NCES district ID?
1601080. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25